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gunwrflBS fcpflrtrafnt. CUT IT 8HORT. A lady who resides in this city and sports herself gaily among the fashionable ton of the metropolis, was anxious to make her husband a present on the occasion of his birthday some weeks since, and a dressing gown, she thought, would be a most useful acquisition to his domestic comforts. So she went and purchased a fine Persian pattern, one well wadded. Not remembering the exact height of her husband, she thought it best to purchase one rather too long than too short, to make sure of its usefulness. The day was wet, her husband returned in the afternoon and she presented him with a new article of comfort; and he fancied it indeed a great comfort after he had put off his wet garments, but it was ten inches two long. "Oh! never mind," said the affectionate wife, "I can easily shorten it to suit you." They had a party in the evening in lower Second street and were very merry; and every one admired the beautiful dressing gown. After they had gone to bed the wind and the rain made such a noise that the wife could not sleep; her husband, however snored musically. She arose without disturbing him?took the dressing gown ' 1 l 1- .i! ff.l A. ana commencea ner worit, cutuug uu auvut the length of ten inches to make it suit her husband's stature, and then went to bed gain. In the morning she was up early to make some arrangements with her housekeeper, as several friends were expected to dinner that day. Scarcely had the lady left the room, when her sister?a good-natured old lady who lived with them?stepped in on tip-toe, in order not to disturb the sleeper, took the dressing gown, and, hastening to ] her own room, cut off about ten inches, as she knew it was too long the night before. i An hour after the gentleman awoke, and j was now anxious to surprise his affectionate 1 wife. Ringing for the servant he was told to take the dressing gown to a tailor and have it made shorter by ten inches. The j good wife was detained longer than she ex- . pect.d; and scarcely had the dressing-gown j returned from the tailor's when she came j in the room. Her husband had just risen, , and proposed now to surprise his wife and < enjoy his comfort. But how surprised was ] his better half to see her husband in a fine < Persian pattern shooting-jacket instead of ( a comfortable dressing gown! ] A New York drummer, named , Frank W , stopped for supper at the little town of Salem, Ohio, on the Pittsburg, ( Fort Wayne and Chicago Railroad, a few | 1? TT- l A weeas agu. xic wax uuugry, auu uitccu ( minutes was all the time allowed for re- ] freshment. At least seven minutes had ( elapsed before Frank could catch the eye , of the waiter, when he was furnished with a cup of coffee and a plate of beans. The j beans were but half devoured, when the ( landlord came along and demanded a dollar. Frank protested, but the landlord was ob- ( stinate, and "all aboard!" being heard, our drummer friend was compelled to shell out. j Shortly afterward, being in Cincinnati, he inquired at the telegraph office if he could j send a dollar dispatch to Salem, to be paid , at its destination. The clerk told him he j could, when the following was sent, C. 0. D. , "Cincinnati, December 10, 1867.?To E. ( M. Stone, Salem, Ohio: I still think the price of your beans too high. Frank , W History does not record what , Stone did or said on receipt of this dis- , patch. ? I The Mystery.?Two darkeys had stole a , mess of pork in partnership, but Sam, hav- | ing no place to put his portion in, consent- i ed to entrust his share to Julius* keeping, j The next morning they met, when Sam ] said, "Good morning, Julius; anything | happen strange or mysterious down in your vicinity, lately ?" Yaas, Sam, most strange thing happen at my house yesterlast night, i All mystery to me." "Ah, Julius, what was dat?" Well, Sam I tole you now. j Dis morning I went down in the cellar for , to get a piece ob hog for dis darkey's breakfast, and I put my hand down into the brine and felt round, but no pork?all cone?I couldn't tell what bewent wid it, so I turned up de barl, and, Sam, true as preachin' de rats had eat a hole clear froo de bottom ob de barl, and dragged de pork out!" Sam was petrified with astonishment, but presently said, "why didn't de brine run out ob de same hole?" "Ah, Sam, dat's de mystery?dat's de mystery!" Several years ago, when the country was new, an old fellow got lost in the woods on two or three occasions, hunting his cows, and laid out over night. A neighbor recommended him to get a pocket-compass, which he did, and his friend explained to him its use. On the very next occasion he had to use it, however, he got lost and laid out as usual. On being recovered, he was asked why he did not travel by the compass. He stated that he did try to. He wished to go north, and he tried hard to make the blamed thine point north. But twarnt no use, 'twould diddle, diddle, diddle, right round and point about southeast every time he tried." Davy Crockett, happened once to be present at an exhibition of animals in the city of Washington, when a monkey seemed to attract his particular attention, and he abstractedly observed? "If that fellow had on a pair of spectacles, he would look like Major Wright, of Ohio." The maior happened to be just behind Crockett, and tapped Davy on the shoulder. Turning round, Davy very formally remarked? "I'll be hanged, major, if I know whose pardon to ask, yours or the monkey's." jKS* An unfortunate bachelor, in the northern part of New Hampshire, who had made many unsuccessful attempts to get a wife, at last succeeded by the irresistible temptation of a $15 silver watch, in inducing a high tempered old maid to marry him. The ceremony having been duly performed at the house of the bride's father, the happy husband proposed an immediate return home. "Home!" exclaimed the bride; "home!" this is my home, and you'd better go to your'n. I agreed to marry you for the watch ; but I wouldn't live with you for a town clock!" . ^ Jgr* "You are very stupid, John," said a country teacher to a little boy eight years old. "You are like a donkey; and what do they do to cure him of his stupidity ?" "Why, they feed him more and lick him less," said the urchin." Jtgricttltol gcpartmcnt. From the Raleigh Sentinel. DRIED FRUIT. Within the last two years this business has increased until it has become, in many sections, a leading branch of trade, and has been found to be very profitable. The high tax imposed upon the distillation of fruit has had a tendency to increase the business. Again, the work is easy?the greater part of it being done by women and children. Since this is comparatively a new business in many sections, and one that should be increased, we propose giving a few practical suggestion as to the best plan of dry ing, packing, shipping, etc. We begin with Peeled Peaches.?To make these the most saleable, the fruit should be taken from the trees before it becomes perfectly ripe and mellow?-just as soon as they begin to "blush,"?unless this is done they will dry dark in color, which is the great objection, * ? 1 .! . - A_l.l_ and leaves tnem always wunouc a quotauie price. They should be sliced as fine as a little care and attention will allow. Quarters are considered a large size for peeled peaches, and consequently not as saleable as if sliced finer. Unpeeled Peaches should also be selected from fruit not too ripe on the trees. They should be cut into halves only, as quarters and mixed never bring as good a price, while they are really more trouble to prepare. . It is always best to select the largest peaches for good "unpeeled halves." Dried Apples.?Select sound fruit, not too ripe. Be careful to pare them clean.? Let there be no specks of the skin on any part, and above all, be sure that they are well cored. Dried apples coming to market with specks of skin, cores and seed still on, never meet ready sale at market price.? "Sliced" apples always pay for the additional trouble; but where this is not done, let the above, as to cleanliness, be observed. This done, and dried of a bright color, they will always sell readily for a good price. Dried Cherries, with seed in, always sell. They should be carefully picked when ripe, thoroughly dried, and kept clean as possible. "Seedless" cherries belong to the most fancy of domestic dried fruit, and ilways find a ready market at good prices. They require to be carefully dried without being burned, and packed in their patural 3tate. If mixed with molasses or "doctored" in any way, it is detected at once, and bave to be sold at very reduced prices. Dried Plums should be handled in the snmo manitw nn rliprrips. Dried Blackberries have recently become juite a staple, and in many sections the best paying crop that grows. When ripe they should be nicely dried (not bujned) before packing. If packed before thoroughly dried they breed worms, become mouldy, and lead to general dissatisfaction. Dried Raspberries always bring a better price than blackberries, and should be handled the same way. Elderberries are not worth the trouble of drying and shipping. Quinces and Bears, cut fine, thoroughly peeled and cored nice, bring fair prices. The above, we think, affords the main ideas as to curing the different fruits. We now come to a most important instruction for shippers, packers and buyers, which is the grading and packing of the different descriptions. Never mix different qualities in the same package, as it is always discovered, and the price will be based upon the poorest quality in the barrel or bag. Barrels are much preferable to bags for shipping. Let there be a distinguishing mark upon each package of the different grades. Let all barrels be carefully and correctly tared, with each tare marked on side of barrel, as well as on the head. If the above directions are closely followed, the fruit will class with the best grades; and the increase in price over poor, mixed and carelessly packed fiuit will amply pay for the extra trouble. This applies to almost everything that, is sent to market. It matters not how dull an article may be, when of good quality and in good order, it will not fail to bring highest market prices. Then remember this, and pack all goods in neat order; mark plain directions on every package, with name of article, weight, tare or count, and forward invoice of what, how, and when shipments are made. We beg to state that we shall endeavor to make a speciality of selling all kinds of dried fruit during the coming season, and claim that our advantages are equal to any other market; but if desired we will ship to Liverpool, London, or elsewhere. fiiMnioli of n nn rtfurnro' rvvi pno '! C mil lUl moii, a t aiaiiuiavcui^io any or all of the latest and best improved peelers. All letters of inquiry will be promptly answered, and the best possible information furnished. J. B. HUNTER, & CO., Portsmouth, Va. influence of the moon on plants. 1. Vines, if pruned when the moon is increasing in light, will shoot out, spread and grow fast, particularly if done in the second quarter, because, as the light of the moon increases, so does the sap in the tree. 2. Vines, if pruned when the moon is decreasing in light will not spread nor grow fast, particularly if done during the last quarter, because the sap decreases with the light. 3. Timber cut down when the moon is increasing, will soon become rotten, partic ularly if she be in her second quarter. 4. Timber cut down when the moon is decreasing, will last for years, and the more durable it will be, if cut down during the last quarter. 5. Peas sown during the moon's increase will bloom to the last, and will be full anc rich in flavor; still more certain if sowr during the second quarter. 6. Peas sown when the moon is decreas ing in light, will be just in the opposite con dition. 7. The age to which a pomegranate wil live, depends on the moon's age at the tim< of planting ; it will live ju3t as many year! as the moon was days old. 8. Plants and shrubs shoot up and tak< little root if planted when the moon is de creasing in light, and in the zodiacal signs Gemini Libro or Aquarius. 9. If planted when in the signs Taurui Virgo, or Capricornus, they take deep roo and do not grow tall. Color in Colts and Calves.?An en tertaining and instructive essay in Putnam on "Instict Demoralized," states the curi ous fact in animal breeding that there ii never a white colt nor a black calf. Th< whitest horse was black at its birth, an( the jet black cow was unmixed red. Jfclrctefl fodtg. WE ARE GROWING OLD TOGETHER. We are growing old together; There is silver in thy hair, In the whiteness of my temples Life hath left its line of care. We are growing old together, Thou art beautiful to me; We are growing old together, Am I beautiful to thee? We are growing old together; When you held my plighted hand, Life wore a look of splendor Unseen on sea or land. By the pain of the lamenting That the summer could not bring, With the ripeness of its fruitage, The brightness of the Spring; By the lovely hope we buried. By the dying child we kissed, I love thee best, my dearest, For what thy life hath missed. We are growing old together; When we drop the body's veQ, The one will wait the other, Within the silent pale. Into the grand Forever Together we will glide; No power in the ages Our being can divide. We shall grow young together; What poet ever sung The rapture of Immortals, Who love, forever young 1 got the gtome TEDIOUS SERMONIZING. A story is told of the Rev. D?, of Georgia, which illustrates the danger of prolixity 1Q ine puipii, as wen as eiacirucrc. xxc uuu a very slow delivery, and with the best intentions undertook to inflict his tediousness upon the unfortunate inmates of the lunatic asylum. At his last appointment, he was preaching upon the absolute necessity of trusting in Christ. He was illustrating his subject by the case of a man condemned to be hung and reprieved under the gallows. He went on to describe the gathering of the crowd, the bringing out of the prisoner, his remarks under the gallows, the appearance of the executioner, the adjustment of the halter, the preparation to let fall the platform, and just then the appearance in the distance of the dust-covered courier,! the jaded horse, the waving handkerchief, the commotion in the crowd. At this thrilling point, when every one was listening in breathless silence for the denouement, the doctor became a little prolix. One of the lunatics could hold in no longer; he arose in the congregation and shouted : "Hurry, doctor, for God's sake hurry. They'll hang the man before you get there." Interesting to Tea-Drinkers.?If you pour a few drops of strong tea on a piece of iron?a knife blade, for instance?the tannate of iron is formed, which is black. If you mix it with iron filings or pulverized iron, you may make it a fair article of ink. If you mix it with fresh human blood,, it forms, with the iron of the blood, the tannate of iron. Now, when we remember that the liquids which enter the stomach are rapidly absorbed by the veins and absorbents of the stomach, and enter into the circulation, and are thrown out of the system by the skin, respiration, and the kidneys, it is probable that a drink so common as tea, and so abundantly used, will have some effect. Can it be possible that tannin introduced with so much warm liquor, pro-1 ducing perspiration, will have no more effect! upon tbe skin r .look at tne tea armkers of Russia, the Chinese, and the old women of America, who have so long continued in the habit of drinking strong teas?are they not dark colored and leather skinned ?? When young they were of fair complexion. True Courtesy.?Real courtesy is widely different from the courtesy which blooms only in the sun-shine of love and the smile of beauty, but withers and cools in the atmosphere of poverty, age, and toil. Show me the man who can quit the brilliant society of the young to listen to the kindly voice of age ; who can hold cheerful converse with one whom years have deprived of charms. Show me the man of generous impulses, who is always ready to help the poor and needy; show me the man who treats unprotected maidenhood as he would the heiress, surrounded by the protection of rank, riches and family. Show me the man who never forgets for an instant the delicacy, the respect, that is due to a woman, in any condition or class. Show me such a man and you show me a gentleman? nay, what is better?you show me a true Christian. ?-? Time Does It.?Time has a wonderful power in taking the conceit out of persons. When a young man first emerges from the schools and enters upon the career of life, it is painfully amusing to witness his selfsufficiency?he would have all the world to understand that he has "learned out"?that he is master of all knowledge, and can unravel all mysteries. But as he grows older, he grows wiser, he learns that he knows a great deal less than he supposed he did, and by time he reaches to three score years, he is prepared to adopt as his own the sentiment of John Wesley. "When I was i vrmncr T was sure of evervthinc: in a few J " "O " ( ~ y o ' " years, having been mistaken a thousand * times, I was not half as sure of most things 1 as I was before. At present I am hardly sure of anything hut what God has revealed to man." ; Perseverance.?Henry Clay thus said: i Constant, persevering application will accomplish anything. To this quality if I i may be allowed to speak of myself, do I owe the little success which I have attained. Left in early life to work my own way i alone, without friends or pecuniary resour i ces, and with no other than a common ed} ucation, I saw that the pathway before me was steep and rugged, and the height upon } which I had ventured to fix the eye of my 1 ambition could be reached only by toil most i severe and a purpose the most indomitable. But, shrinking from no labor, disheartened - by no obstacles, I struggled on. No op portunity, which the most watchful vigilance could secure, to exercise my power, 1 was permitted to pass by unimproved. i ^ +. s Naturalness.?Whenever you see a man or woman not afraid to betray some faults, 2 you may be assured they have a dozer . times more virtues veiled to counterbalance , them. Faultless and not faulty folks are most to be dreaded, as at heart they are 3 more dangerous and despicable. The polit cy of hypocrisy, as practiced in the parlor and in public, by this or that description of person, of either sex, influencing them - to be so sage or sober, when they are aimi ply silly or insipid, is enough to sicfcen a - a whole college of physicians. Give us a 3 woman or girl who dreads not to do an act 3 as her free heart dictates, without the fear 1 that this or that upstart may laugh or talk about her. IpswlJaiwirois jxtifte*. ; ~ c WE8TERN IDEAS OF FUN. I A Wisconsin paper gives the following fl graphic, but not flattering illustration of t society in Oshkosh, in the same State: s A minister from a neighboring town star- c ted to go, one day last week, on a kind of ti missionary enterprise. He drove his own v team; and, when within about six miles of t: the end of his journey, he met a man limp- ti ing along with the blood running down the b side of his face. The minister asked him a if that was the road to Oshkosh. ''Yes, d you are on the right road. I just came o from there. I have been up there having ( a little fun with the boys." About two v miles further on he met another man, one e arm in a sling, one eye badly bunged, and s his clothing in a dilapidated condition.? t "How far is it to Oshkosh ?" asked the c minister. "Only (h-i-c) five miles," ans- d wered the pitiable wretch. Oshkosh is a f live town. I've been up there having fun e with the bovs." With a sad heart the h minister drove on, {ailing into reverie upon the depravity of man in general, and the Oshkoshians jn particular, when he sudden- " ly came upon a man sitting by the side of v the road. One arm wa9 sprained, one ear v had been bitten off, and, seated by the side I of a puddle of water, he was seeking relief b by bathing the part affected. The minis- e ter was perfectly awe-stricken. Stopping d his horse, he inquired of the man what ter- a rible accident had befallen him. "0, not n any at all," faintly responded the bleeding s wreck; "I have only been up to Oshkosh, a having a little fun with the boys." I sup- v pose you mean by that that you have been h engaged in some brutalizing fight," said the d minister. "Yes," said the man, "I have k heard that's what they call it down at Fon n du Lac, where they are civilized; but they o don't call it by that name at Oshkosh.? t There they call it having a little fun with a the boys." "What do you suppose your 8; wife will say when she sees you ?" asked the ti reverend gentlemen. At this the man 1< looked up with a sardonic smile. Putting ti his remaining well hand in a.pocket, he pulled out a piece of a nose, a large lock of hair, to which a part of the scalp was attached, and a piece of flesh which he had bitten from the cheek of his opponent, and 0 holding them out for the minister's inspec- o tion, growled out; "There, what do you ^ suppose his wife will say when she sees f him?" This was a squelcher. As anxious T as the minister was to overcome sin and do good, he was not yet prepared to invade f, the devil's stronghold; and, turning round, he returned home. The nex t time he starts on a missionary enterprise to the frontier P of Oshkosh, he will take good care not to tt go alone. He likes a little fun now and then, but he don't care about having it with the boys. J ~ A GREAT CURIOSITY. w The editor of the Griffin Star, after pay- ?] ing a visit to Upson county, gives the following account of a great natural curiosity * of Georgia: "The first grand point of interest was the famous Thundering Springs, located in the b( Northern part of the county, about twelve 0" miles from Thomaston. We expected to v find quite a curiosity, but were completely = amazed to find so remarkable a freak of mother nature as this spring. It is located ' in the wildest part of the mountains extending through the country, and there in the solitude of the wilderness presents a most remarkable phenomenon. The dimensions of the spring proper ure about five feet in diameter, and of an unknown depth, for experimenters have repeatedly sounded its depth in vain, and r.o bottom can be reached. The w '.er boils up with great force; bubbles of gas constantly rise up through the water, and explode at the surface. This gas is highly combustible, and is frequently set on fire as it makes its escape. Such is the force with which the water rises that a human body cannot sink, but is buoyed up in a standing position. It is a famous bathing place, and we took the first opportunity to plunge into this bottomless well, r There we could stand upright for hours, with nothing to support us but water. The earth around the spring is a beautiful white sand, of very fine grain, giving away readily at the touch of the foot, but immediately reforming as before. The walls of the well are perfectly symmetrical, as if dug by the hands of man. As low down as we could reach with our foot, we could kick a hole in the wall, and as soon as the foot was removed the wall would immediately reform as before. The temperature is delightful, and the waters are invaluable, especially for diseases of the skin and blood. The spring v constantly makes a low, rumbling noise, ' from which it derives its name." ? EATING WHEN EXHAUSTED. When the strength of nerve power is al- <? ready worn out, or used up, the digestion of food only makes a fresh demand upon it, and if it be unable to meet the demand, the j food is only a burden upon it, producing ' mischief. Our bodies have been compared to steajn engines, the food being the fuel i and the steam producing the nerve power. J The analogy holds goods to a certain ex- j tent. If, when the steam is low, because the fire is low, you pile in, too fast, a quanti- I ty of coal, you put out your fire, and if you j have depended upon steam power to fan i your fires, that is also extinguished. Beyond this the comparison fails. You j may clean out your furnaces and begin a- 1 gain, but in the body the consequences of j this overloading are dangerous, and some- i times fatal. No cause of cholera is more * f common than eating freely when exhausted. The rule should be to rest for a time, and r take some simple refreshment, a cup or part of a cup of tea, a little broth, or even fj 1 a piece of bread, anything simple and in , small amount, just to stimulate the stomach slightly, and begin to restore its power.? , After rest, a moderate quantity will be re- , freshing. Never eat a full meal when you are exhausted. Take first a small quantity of i anything simple which may be handy, and 1 rest. Then, after a time, proper food will 1 be a blessing, not a burden. The fires will t burn, the steam will be up, and you can go on your way safely. * It is not amiss, in this connection, to say ' that children would avoid many a feverish 1 night, and many an attack of disease, if " 1 mothers would follow this rule. i THE KILKENNY CATS EXPLAINED. i A review of an entertaining volume, en- < ; titled the "Book of Cats," gives the follow- \ ' ing account of the origin of the popular r : tradition regarding the Kilkenny Cats. In { the time of William the Third, the English oldiers stationed at Kilkenny used to d ert themselves with cat fights. In th ourse of time the idea was evolved of tj Qg the tails of a couple together, an tinging them over a clothes line, leavin hem to fight it out. This diversion gaine uch popularity that a great scarcity c ats ensued in the town, and measures wer aken to put a stop to the slaughter. Sc rhen information reached headquarter hat two cats were fighting it out on a cei ain line, in an out of the way room in th arracks, an officer and squad were sent t frest the men engaged in witnessing th iversion. The culprits heard the tramp n the stairs, of the approaching party.iuick as thought the windows of the roor rere thrown up, and the cats freed froi ach other by cutting off their tails. These uspended from the line, were all that wa o be seen by the intruders. "Begorra, ried one of them, as he examined the car lal remnants, "how the devils must hav ought." They've just aiten each othe ntirely, and left naught but their tails be lind them." The Rocks of Calvary.?In Fleming' 'Christolgy," it is stated that an unbelie er, visiting the sacred places of Palestim ras shown the clefts of Mount Calvary.ilxamining thein narrowly and critically ie turned in amazement to his fellow-trai llers, and said : "I have long been a sti .ent of nature, and I am sure that the rent nd clefts in this rock were never done b iature, or an ordinary earthquake; for b uch a concussion the.rock must have spl ccording to its veins, and where it wt reakest in the adhesion of parts; for"this, e said, "I have observed to have bee one in other rocks when separated or br< en after an earthquake; and reason tel! ie it must always be so. But it is quit therwise here; for the rocks are split i hwart and across the veins, in a Strang nd preternatural manner, and, therefore, aid he, "I thank God that I came hithe o see the standing monument of miraci )us power by which God gives evidence 1 his day of the divinity of Christ." 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October 10 24 tf SOUTH CAROLINAR AILRO AI General Superintendent's Office, South Carolina Railroad, Charleston, March 26,1868. fVN and after SUNDAY, MARCH 2flth, 186 Lf tlie Passenger Trains on the South Carolii tailroad will run as follows: for augusta. jeave Charleston, 6.30 a. i Arrive at Augusta, 3.30 p. i jeave Charleston, 7.30 p. r Arrive at Augusta...... 6.45 a. i for columbia. jeave Charleston, 6.30 a. i Irrivo at Columbia, 3.50 p. i ^eave Charleston, 5.40 p. i Arrive at Columbia 6.20 a. i for charleston. jeave Augusta, 6.00 a. i Arrive at Charleston, 3.10 p. i jeave Augusta, 4.10 p. i Arrive at Charleston, 4.00 a. i jeave Columbia, 6.00 a. i Vrrive at Charleston 3.10 p. i jeavo Columbia, 5.30 p. i Arrive at Charleston, 5.30 a i H. T. PEAKE, Gen'lSupt. April 2 14 tt fHEGREAT POPULAR PAPEI iinn nninripmnH nntv Htm mi IjUMLLdiuii dniiii min< SUBSCRIPTION PRICE SIX DOLLARS A. YEAR. HIE CHARLESTON TRI-WEEKLY NE^ Three Dollars a Year?Two Dollars for Six Months. TERMS, CASHIN ADVANCE. figs- No Paper sent unless the Cash accompani ;he Order. figs- No paper sent for a longer time than pa br. RIORDAN, DAWSON & CO., Proprietors. L. M. GRIST, Agent, Yorkville, S. C. December 23 35 tf THE EAST DUN. WE are going to make a change in our Line Business, and will need EVERY DOLLA rHAT IS DUE US. and we do urge and ho )ur kind friends wno are DUE US FOR GRi SERIES will come forward and pay up prompt io that we may be able to furnish them again. We cannot DO BUSINESS WITHOUT MONE rhose who fail to meet this request will find 2R0SS MARK against them forever and ev< A men. T. M. DOBSON & CO. May 28 22 tf i- PIEDMONT e LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY r" OF VIRGINIA. d mHE Subscriber respect ftilly informs the public or J. generally that he has accepted the Agency of 9 the above Company, and is now prepared to issue u policies of LIFE INSURANCE. The solvency >f of the Company is certified to by the Court Officers of Nelson county, Virginia, and is commende ed to those who desire to support a "Home Insti), tution. J. A. McLEAN, ,8 At the store of J. & E. B. Stowe. THE OBJECT e Of this Company is to Insure life?not indeed to prolong life?but by paying a certain sum to the 0 beneficiaries of a policy when you die?thereby to e continue the exertions, investments and benefits of your life to your dependents, after your life is terminated. - However well prepared a man may be in a spiritual point of view to meet the "king of terrors," if he be possessed of a thoughtfbl mind and a feeln ing heart, he can but look with sad forebodings to , that finale of his earthly career which is to deprive *' his fond wife and helpless children of that support S and fostering care which his arm has furnished. " He shudders as his mental gaze looks within the gloomy portals of the grave and leaves behind l" those whom he loved, as vagrants roaming the e friendless, thorny paths of public charity! Yet, alas! how many do it I! when a small present out!r lay would gild their troublous road with ease and ;- comfort, if spent in a Life Insurance Policy. Reader, are vou not liablo to this sad death-bed reflection of tne unseen trials you bequeath those you leave behind, by neglecting this cheap protection 'a which we now urge upon you? If your mind " wore easy on this subject; if you could feel when i- you "shuffle off this mortal coil" your family ? were provided for. you would be relieved of the carking anxiety tnat fills every worthy mind at ? such fears: you would be better prepared to purj. sue your avocation with mental composure and 7<eal. We do not mean to assert that money can fill the place of a fond lather, yet we do assert, what 1- you know to be true?money will prove their beet ^ 'earthly friend when you are gone; and you can leave them this certain friend now while you are y living. 7 Can you?will you refuse it? Business men are considered rather improvident 1C who do not insure their goods and houses against 14 fire. Now, your house may never be burned?it 1* may stand a hundred years; but your life cannot last so long?your "lamp of life" must burn out n some day. You argue it is prudent to insure a. gainst uncertain misfortuneeio your property, and 1 yet neglect a certain event wluch will and must Is come to your body, fe this consistent wisdom and 0 prudence? We admit and assert the prudence of the first, but assert the greater Wisdom and neeeti" sity for the last. Ask yourself the question, are re you doing right to neglect this opportunity to prom vide effectually for your family in case of your death, while you have it in yoar power? And >r bear in mind?now, this moment may be your last , chance?death is after you! When once his "rugged scythe shall clip the brittle thread of life," the ;0 ghastly panorama of want and suffering will be opened to the sighing hearts von took care of while you lived. Remember! only while in health?bes fore age, with attendant diseases come upon you? before you begin to loiter in sad sickness on the verge of the grave?only while living?mentally ' and phvsically living?can you obtain a Life Insurance Policy. Life is a vast battle-field?death is always the final victor?and while we do not urge >0 this process will disarm him of his sting, (for refiiO gion only can do that) yet it will soothe your heav>0 ing bosom to know you have provided for your i0 family before that trying hour comes. By having it) your life insured you "disarm the sting" ofpoverift tv and want to them. We imagine now we hear the wail of suffering from some fone widow, while she examines the merits of this business, as her shivering group stand around her scanty fire and cry for bread: "Oh! that my husband Had insured* his life 1 If he could have foreseen my laments table state he would have done so. He was kind ts and good to all, and supposed that all would bfe in kind and good to us; but alas, how mistaken! He c- provided well for us while living; but if he had h. insured his life, its benefits woula have continued to us now." Do not say this is a fancy sketch, for r- many such a scene has really existed, re ^0- JOHN R. ALLEN is the Agent of the above Company at Chester, its October 10 _24 tf E THE MEMPHIS AVALANCHE" li DAILY AND WEEKLY FOE 1868! es n- PBI0E REDUCED FBOM JURE 1ST, 1888a "VI7" E arc the political and personal foe of the r- Tf party or the man who advocates the doces trine of negro supremacy. We are for a white d- man's government, to be controlled by white men and none others. RATES OF SUBSCRIPTION -J PAYABLE IN ADVANCE. Daily, one copy, each'month $ 1 00 " " per year 10 00 Weekly per year 2 00 One extra copy sent to any one who sends us a club of five or more. Specimen copies sent free. THE WEEKLY AVALANCHE is not inferior in size, appearance or variety of news and editorial matter to any Weekly in the South. The exciting events of the coming Presidential canvass, the villainy of Radical tyrants, and tho acts of scalawags will be carefully recorded. Each number will contain a complete history of tho preceding week. We have special correspondents in all directions, and our facilities for making a first class newspaper are unsurpassed. Having reduced the rate of subscription from Four to Two Dollars, it will enable every one to read the WEEKLY AV^ LANCHE. We ask the people of tht. South to give us such encouragement as their circumstances will permit, and we will continue to put forth our beat efforts to stay the floods of political corruption, and hold up to scorn and contempt carpet-baggers, scalaCji wag adventurers and the usurpations and villainy 111 of Radicalism. M. C. GALLAWAY & CO., Avalanche Building, Memphis, Tennessee. June 11 .24 tf 18 68! 7i THE SOUTHERN FAVORITE! BUSIE S ffEEKLY FOR BOYS AID B1BIS! Beautifully Illnstrated &. Elegantly Printed! Pronounced by the Southern Press to be the most elegant and talented young people's paper j printed in this country. 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May 28 22 tf PHILADELPHIA UlUVEBSITY OF MEDICINE AND SURGERY. Medical Department Organized 1848. Chartered by a Special Act of the legislature, February 26th, 1853. :o: OFFICERS. President.?J. S. Fisher, 501 Commerce St. Vice-President.?Rev. W. J. P. In graham, 507 Franklin St. Treasurer.?W. Paine, M. D., University Building. . ^ Corresponding Secretary.?E. Metzger, Esq., 1801 Wallace St Secretary.?W. Paine, M. D., University Building. Solicitor.?John O'Byrne, Esq., 614 Walnut St :o: FOUR SESSIONS OF LECTURES ANNUALLY FIlHE first Session, commencing October 1st, J_ and continuing until December 27th, embraces Anatomy, Physiology, Materia Medica, Practice, Obstetrics, Practical and Demonstfitive Anatomy, Military and Plastic Surgery, Pathology, Diseases of Women and Children, Diseases of the Rva and Ear. mtniral VAitinlno and finwHin' Medical Technology, Medical Jurisprudence, Writing, Drawing. Book-keeping and Chemistry. The secondfjpyi nn commences on the firatTuesday in January, and continues until the first of March, embracing the same branches as the first Session. The third Session commences the first Wednesday in March, and continues until the first of July. The fourth Session commences the first of September, and continues until the first pt October; there being a vacation during the months of July and August. The third and fourth Sessions, constituting the Spring and Fall Sessions, embrace the following Studies {?Surgical, Microscopic, Pathological, # Descriptive ana Demonstrative Anatomy ; Plastic, Military, and Operative Surgery; Analytic and Organic Chemistry; Pharmacy; Materia Medico, including Practical Botany; Obstetrics, and Diseases of Women and Children; Com para- ^ tive and Human Physiology; Auscultation and ~ Percussion; Practical Instructions in the Use of the Microscope, Laryngoscope, Stethoscope, Opthalmoscope, Anroscope ana RByuoscope ; also, Practical Instructions in the use of the Speculum, Catheter, Bongies, etc., Principles and Practice of Medicine and Pathology; Clinical Medicine and ] Surgery; General an. Special Technology; BookKeeping; Writing: Drawing; and Clinical Instructions in the Use of Atomizers, Nebulizers, Hypodermic Injections, Inhalation, etc., etc. :o: REGULATIONS OF THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT. jteeajor one/uu course oj lectures, 914U, or jor one Session >70. Matriculating Ticket, $6. Demonstrator's Ticket, $10. Qualifications.?The requisites for Graduation are two full courses of Lectures, and three years study. Scholarships.?For the purpose of aiding worthy young men to obtain an honorable profession, the Trustees issued Scholarships, which entitle the holder to perpetuhl privileges of the School for $75 for first course Students, and $50 to second course Students. The ad vantages of Scholarships are: 1st. The student holding a Scholarship can enter the College at any time during the Lectures, attend as long as he chooses, and reenter the Institution as frequently as desired. 2d. It requires no previous reading or study to enter the University on Scholarship; hence all private tuition fees are saved. . u 3d. Students, by holdingScholarships, can proa- J ecute other business a part of the time. V 4th. The candidate for graduation can present 1 himself at the close of either the second or fourth 1 session of lectures, and will receive his degree as soon as qualified. 5th. In case a Student should hold a Scholarship, and not be able to attend Lectures, it can be transferred to another, thus preventing any loss. :o: MUSEUM. The Museum is one of the largest in the city, embracing a fine collection of Anatomical, Physiological, Pathological, and Zoological preparations which are highly advantageous to the Student of Medicine. r# ! BOARDING, i Students can Board from $4 to $G per week; or I can rent furnished rooms and board themselves from $2 to $3 per week. : o: CLINICAL INSTRUCTIONS. Clinical Instructions in the University twice a i week, also in the Philadelphia Hospital, Pennsyl> vania Hospital, Wills Hospital for the Eye, Philadelphia Lying-in Hospital, German Hospital, and St. Francis Hospital. PRACTICAL ANATOMY AND SURGERY. ?uu ? ? n vi lucnv iKnjiua9 wiui it'll|Ur lucolla UI XI* lustration, is open ten months in the year, and under the supervision of the special Professors, rendering the Department perfect. :o: i TEXT BOOKS AND WORKS OP REFERENCE. ih Practice of Medicine Paine* s Practice of Medicine; Pereira's Therapeutics; Walshe on the Diseases of the Heart and Lungs, including Physical Diognosis ; Aitkin's Practice and Science of Medicine. Anatomy:?Morton's Elementary Treatise on Human Anatomy; Wilson's Anatomy, with Kolliker's Microscopical Anatomy; or Sharpey and Quain's Anatomy; Gray's Anatomy. Materia MedicaPaine's Synopsis, Therapeutics, and Dispensatory; Abridgement of Pereira's Materia Medica. ChemistryFowne's Chemistry; Johnston's Chemistry; Turner's Chemistry; Regnault's Chemistry ; Dehman's Physiological Chemistry; Taylor's Toxicology. SurgerySyms Principles and Practice of Surgery; Paget's Surgical Pathology';* Macleod's Surgical Diagnosis. Institutes of Medicine:?Kirkes' Manual; Virchow's Cellular Pathology ; Paine's Institutes of Medicine. ObstetricsLongshore's Obstetrics ; West on Diseases of Women ; West on Diseases of Children. FACULTY OF MEDICINE. There are sixteen Professors connected with the Medical Department, all men of ability and experience; thus rendering the Philadelphia University not only the cheapest, but one or the best and most thorough Medical Institutions for obtaining A a complete knowledge of the entire practice of Medicine and Surgery. SCHOLARSHIPS. ] Those wishing Scholarships should order them at once, as there are only a lew remaining. Money can be sent by Express, in Post Office Orders, or Checks, directed to W. PAINE, M. D., Dean of the Faculty of the Philadelphia University of Medicine ana Surgery, Ninth and Locust Streets, Philadelphia, Pa. PAINE'S PRACTICE OF MEDICINE. A Mai gnificent Royal Octavo of 1000 pages.? Price, $7, Postage, Bixty cents. NEW SCHOOL REMEDIES. Price, $6. 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